Unpaid Carers are facing increasing strain on their finances the longer they are caring.

The study shows that just two in five (44%) of those caring for more than 15 years could afford their bills without struggling financially, compared with three in five (62%) of carers in their first year.

Carers who have been caring for over 15 years were twice as likely to report having been in debt as a result of caring compared to those in their first year of caring.